BC Bear Facts
October Update: 10/4/20
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE:
Dear Boulder Creek Families,
Welcome to October! I hope this message finds your family healthy. This month's BC Bear Facts is filled with VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION about County Health and School Restrictions, Protocols, Parent School Involvement, and much more. Please review it carefully so you remain up-to-date with what your family needs to know as our students learn during these unprecedented times.
Sincerely,
Tina Croes
Under What Circumstances Could Boulder Creek Students Move to Distance Learning?
Directive of public health
Positive cases at a school site(s)
Inadequate staffing for classrooms (due to staff illness or quarantine)
A decline in county conditions resulting in a move to the “widespread” tier
IN-PERSON LEARNER ABSENCES vs SHORT-TERM DISTANCE LEARNING
Does my child automatically log on like a Long-Term Distance Learner when he/she is absent?
PICTURE DAYS - OCTOBER 14th and 15th
RED RIBBON/SPIRIT WEEK!
Instead of the traditional red ribbons, students will be given a bracelet with a word of inspiration toward making good choices to wear each day this week.
The themed dress-up days are as follows:
School Spirit Monday: Wear your Boulder Creek swag or black, white, and/or Green to support our school in making healthy choices!
Tie Die/Neon Tuesday: “Peace Out drugs, We’re too Bright for you!” (Wear tie-dye or neon colors)
Wacky Socks Wednesday: “Sock it to drugs!” (Wear fun socks!)
Sports Day Thursday: “Team Up Against Drugs!” (Wear your favorite sports team apparel - professional, high school, etc.)
Halloween Costume Friday: “Boo to Drugs!” (Dress up in your Halloween costume)
Dress code appliesFake blood of any color is not allowed
Weapons (toy or otherwise) are not allowed
Costume masks are not allowed
Scary or gory costumes are not allowed.
Required face masks will still need to be worn by all at drop-off and pick-up and by 3rd-8th grades during class.
We look forward to a wonderful week!
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ELAC) MEETING
BOULDER CREEK PARENT CLUB
Parent Club Meetings typically take place on the second Wednesday of the month. However, with school restrictions, Parent Club may be meeting less frequently this school year. Please like our Boulder Creek Parent Club's Facebook page HERE to stay updated about meetings and other events.
SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL
The School Site Council (SSC) is responsible for the development of the School Plan and overall school site budget including any categorical funds. The SSC is expected to:
Help develop and approve the School Plan for Student Achievement and school site budget.
Review and analyze student data.
Solicit community input and develop a needs assessment.
Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the SPSA on an ongoing basis.
2020-2021 is a year of elections for some of our parent site council member seats. This week we will take nominations of parents who might like to participate on the school site council this school year. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, click HERE to access the nomination form. Complete the form and return it to school by Friday, October 9th. Next week, voting will take place.
Our 2020-2021 School Site Council (SSC) will be determined by October 16th. The next SSC meeting is October 22, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. Due to COVID-19 visitor restrictions, please RSVP if you plan to attend the meeting. Thank you.
Phase 3 = In-Person Learning with Restrictions
- EVERY MORNING BEFORE LEAVING FOR SCHOOL take your child's temperature and run through the EESD self-screening checklist. See the CDC symptom list. Students and adults with any of the symptoms on the list should stay home and notify the office.
- Students will arrive as close as possible to the start time (see bell schedule below) of the youngest child in the household. There will be no early drop-off as the playground and cafeteria will be closed per Shasta County Public Health and the need to not mix cohorts of students. Students will go directly to their classes upon arrival and will not be allowed to congregate on school grounds.
- Adults/volunteers are not allowed onto campus without a pre-approved appointment. ALL adults must wear a mask when on campus.
- We will make an exception to the above in the mornings for Kindergarten students only. Parents wearing a mask may walk K's to the exterior classroom door and leave promptly.
- ALL students (TK-8) will wear a mask and practice social distancing when arriving on campus and departing at the end of the day, as these are our highest traffic times. PLEASE BE SURE YOUR CHILD LEAVES THE HOUSE IN THE MORNING WITH HIS/HER MASK. If you need help obtaining a washable mask for your child, please contact your child's teacher or our school office.
- ALL 3-8 students are required to wear a mask while on campus with the exception of lunch, as they are eating, and during outdoor recess and PE times. K-2 students are also encouraged, although not required, to wear a mask while in class.
- At a minimum, all students will be asked to wash and/or sanitize their hands every time they enter or exit the classroom.
- Students will need to maintain social distancing wherever feasible while at school. They should always follow the directions of their teachers or support staff.
Please review these rules with your child so he/she knows what is expected before they return.
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING EESD SCHOOL YEAR PLAN BUTTON FOR OUR DISTRICT'S DETAILED PLAN.
DROP-OFF/PICK-UP TIMES AND PARKING LOT PROCEDURES Where/when should I drop-off and pick-up?
Grade-Level Start and End Times
If you have more than one child at Boulder Creek, your family's start time is decided by the start time of the youngest child in the family. Teachers know which of their students are older siblings and therefore will not mark them tardy for coming in a little late. This flexibility is built-in because we can't have younger siblings on campus early with no place to go. Please see the times below and drop-off accordingly so all children in the family can go straight to class upon arrival.
School Start Times:
6-8 grades begin at 8:00 am (classrooms and the front office gate will be open at 7:45)
3-5 grades begin at 8:07 am (classrooms and the back lot gate will be open at 7:52)
K-2 grades begin at 8:15 am (classrooms and the front Kindergarten gate will be open at 8:00)
Students will be released from class based upon the dismissal time of the youngest child in the family. This way, parents will not have to wait for two or three dismissal times. This helps us clear our parking lots must faster and avoid long periods of time with many students in our pick-up areas. Students will be walked to a designated pick-up area (see below) and remain with their teacher/classmates. If they have an older sibling(s), the sibling will be excused from class early to meet their youngest sibling at the designated pick-up area. Please coordinate this with your children.
School End Times:
4-8 dismissal @ 1:10 pm (teachers on duty in assigned lot) until 1:25 pm
K-3 dismissal @ 1:00 pm (teachers on duty in assigned lot) until 1:15 pm
It is crucial that your child/children are picked up from school on time. We do not want them to mix cohorts, and there is no supervision for them beyond their own teachers' duty time.
Assigned Parking Lots for Drop-off and Pick-up
This location is decided by the youngest child in the family. Older children in the family will need to find their youngest sibling at the pick-up location that is assigned to that sibling's grade level. For example, Kindergarten will be picked up in the front parking lot, so all older siblings of Kindergartners will be dismissed at the Kindergarten dismissal time to find their Kindergarten sibling's class at the front of the school and wait for their parent there together. We will be out to help older siblings find their pick-up point. This should only take a day or two to get into the routine of where to go.
Parking Lot Assignments by Grade-Level:
- TK/K (and all older siblings) - Front Lot
1 and 2 (and all older siblings) - Back Lot
3 and 4 (and all older siblings) - Front Lot
5 (and all older siblings) - Back Lot
6-8 (and all older siblings) Front Lot
Please do not arrive earlier than your youngest child's release time (see above), as we want to be able to clear the parking lot quickly for each group. Thank you for your cooperation.
Please review the BC Flow of Traffic Map in order to determine which way to enter/exit the campus from the neighborhood depending on which parking lot you are assigned. Front lot = red arrows. Back lot = green arrows.
SLOW DOWN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!
Walkers at Dismissal
PLEASE DO NOT WALK YOUR CHILDREN IN THE DRIVEWAY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CAMPUS! There is traffic flowing in and out of the front and back parking lot and the east driveways are for VEHICLES ONLY. There are no sidewalks in this location. If you walk your children this way, they will think this is an approved practice and it is not. Please use the sidewalk and walk to the west to the crosswalk area. Stay on the sidewalks at all times. In addition, some families are trying to cross Springer in this location when staff members are assisting in the flow of traffic near the east driveway. This is NOT A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING. The City of Redding determines pedestrian crossings, not Boulder Creek. We will be asking you to use the crosswalk. Please understand and comply. Thank you.
OFFICE HOURS AND PROCEDURES
LUNCH AND BREAKFAST
Distance Learning families meal pick-up time on the curb each day from 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
POWER SCHOOL PARENT PORTAL
By now, you should have received a letter from the district office about creating an account in the PowerSchool parent portal. The letter contains a unique username and password for each of your students, so you will want to hang onto it until you set up your account. You will be asked for your student access code. If you can't find this access code, please contact our school office for assistance. Why do you need to create a parent account? This is a secure platform through which you will receive your child’s report card, complete enrollment, and complete the necessary beginning of the year school forms like your child's emergency card. In the future, this is also how state testing results will be communicated. We have created how-to videos for you on our website, and you can always email help@eesd.net or call your school if you need further assistance.
Click HERE for the link to the parent portal.
IMPORTANT LINKS
- help@eesd.net: for Chromebook questions (including how to get a device); technology troubleshooting as directed by your child's teacher
- eesd.net: for online resources and other district information
- bouldercreek.eesd.net: for weekly newsletters and other information
Boulder Creek School
Website: https://bouldercreek.eesd.net/
Location: 505 Springer Drive, Redding, CA, USA
Phone: 530-224-4140
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bouldercreekschool/